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Sekerob
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No article, just something read in a Dutch study:
----------------------------------------Smokers have an average 50% higher chance of Alzheimer as found in extended population study covering 7000 people since 1990 and done by the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Smokers who have the APOE4-gen do not have a higher risk. Opposed, those without the gene, have a 70% higher risk of catching the debilitating disease. Same study concludes that smokers absorb much less anti-radicals from food than non-smokers. These elements are essential for cells to stay healthy.
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Here is an interesting post using genetic IDs to see how many bacteria live in human skin: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-02/nyum-hsh013107.php
I expect many more such studies in the future. |
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Tiny RNA Snippet May Play a Role in Parkinson's:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=D1EEE06B-E7F2-99DF-37863EF59DAE0C6F Evolution May Favor Schizophrenia Genes: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=DC...63E14B7B&chanID=sa003 |
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Not a cure but certainly an improvement, if properly appreciated, in quality of life:
----------------------------------------Diabetics swap finger pricks for new sensors Under-the-skin devices monitor blood-sugar levels around the clock http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20824058/ A while back read of a nano-technology development for auto release of insulin based on the chemical composition of blood, but could not retrace the non-english article.
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Synthetic Genes Give Cells Something to Remember:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=15...7C5721E0&chanID=sa003 Among the possible applications, says Silver, would be tinkering with cells so that they can be used to assess the severity of an environmental incident, such as an oil spill, when they activate synthesized genes that respond to the presence of certain chemical. They could also be jerry-rigged to recognize and quantify the amount of DNA damage they have sustained—a development that would be helpful in preventing and combating diseases such as cancer. |
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Genetic secrets of devastating human parasite revealed
An international team of researchers has discovered several genetic secrets about Brugia malayi (B. malayi), one of the world's most debilitating human parasites, which is responsible for the disfiguring disease elephantiasis.... |
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Germs Taken to Space Come Back Deadlier
It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened. The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along - carefully wrapped - for the ride. The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth......... |
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Smart Insulin Nanostructures Pass Feasibility Test -- Nanowerk (9/23/2007)
Researchers from the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences in the U.S. have announced the results of pre-clinical tests indicating the feasibility of an inhalable “smart particle” insulin delivery system that consists of a blood sugar sensing protein called concanavalin A (Con A) capable of detecting elevations in glucose or blood sugar levels and liposomes that release counteracting insulin. Researcher Ananth V. Annapragada said: “Con A binds insulin-containing liposomes that are coated with sugars, to each other, to form the inhaled particles. When blood sugar becomes present, the Con A releases the particles to bind independently to the sugars. The released particles then release their insulin.” Annapragada further said that this is the first inhalable smart release system shown to be viable and that the system could potentially be used to treat other diseases as well. The article can be viewed online at the link below. http://www.azonano.com/News.asp?NewsID=4961 |
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